JOINT ACTIONS BETWEEN THE INTEC-INCUBATOR OF SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY AND SOLIDARITY ENTERPRISES OF UTFPR AND THE SOLIDARITY ECONOMY PROGRAM OF THE CITY HALL OF APUCARANA/PR

Abstract

This article reports on joint actions carried out between INTEC – Incubator of Social Technology and Solidarity Enterprises of UTFPR and the Solidarity Economy Program of the City Hall of Apucarana. The main role of the Incubator is to support, advise, teach courses, workshops, lectures, publish articles, conduct research and monitor the incubated solidarity enterprises. The city government, through the Department of Women and Family Affairs, has supported solidarity enterprises through public policies and by promoting the solidarity economy program of the city of Apucarana. A brief review of the literature on the main topics that guided this article is presented. The methodology used by the incubator is action research, as it is participatory and interactive, and combines theory and practice to produce knowledge. The Apucarana Solidarity Economy Program is described for the reader's better understanding, and then the main actions carried out by INTEC are presented. The final considerations show the impact that the incubator has on the development of solidarity enterprises, as well as on strengthening the local economy and generating income, employment and disseminating knowledge among the various actors that are part of and/or support the Apucarana Solidarity Economy Program.